by Sharron Johnson | Jul 14, 2019 | Blog, Flashback, Yard of the Month
998 Philadelphia. Photo by Sharron Johnson. By Sharron Johnson July is synonymous with vacation time, Independence Day, and hot, humid Memphis weather. It’s also synonymous with gardening, but then I bet you knew I was going to say that! In Memphis, we can tout...
by Sharron Johnson | Jun 14, 2019 | Blog, Yard of the Month
This four-square was built in 1912 in true American style. By Sharron Johnson The 2019 Cooper-Young Garden Walk has come and gone. I’m only at liberty to say, that it was a huge success. I won’t give statistics in this article; that’s Kim Halyak’s glory to bask...
by Sharron Johnson | Apr 14, 2019 | Blog, Yard of the Month
April’s birthstone is the diamond. As we all know, diamonds are brilliant, coveted, and strong. When I think about diamonds, I think of a carbon-based object that has been kept under pressure and gone through a metamorphosis to create a beautiful gem. Many...
by Sharron Johnson | Mar 14, 2019 | Blog, Yard of the Month
By Sharron Johnson In ancient Roman times, before 150 B.C., we would be celebrating a Happy New Year right about now because the calendar only had 10 months beginning in March. January and February comprised one giant, unassigned block or winter. Ah, the end of...
by Sharron Johnson | Feb 14, 2019 | Blog, Yard of the Month
By Sharron Johnson I jumped in the car and caught the tail end of a story on NPR that Pixar’s animated film WALL-E had recently turned 10 years old. 10 years? No, can’t be. For those of you that never saw the film, WALL-E (an...
by Sharron Johnson | Dec 17, 2018 | Awards, Flashback, Yard of the Month
Yard of the Month: Couple creates “rooms” in cramped Cooper-Young cottage yard By Sharron Johnson January is an interesting time to think about gardens. Most, if not all of the foliage and flowers have all but disappeared, which leaves us with the bones of the garden....
